WANION

Etymology

Noun

wanion (plural wanions)

(obsolete) The wane of the moon.

(obsolete) Curse.

(obsolete) Vengeance (in the phrases in a wanion, with a wanion, “with a vengeance”).

Anagrams

• Winona

Source: Wiktionary


Wan"ion, n. Etym: [Probably for OE. waniand waning, p. pr. of wanien; hence, used of the waning of the moon, supposed to be an unlucky time. See Wane.]

Definition: A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase with a wanion, apparently equivalent to with a vengeance, with a plague, or with misfortune. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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